Battle of Svensksund (1789)
- Battle of Svensksund (1789)
Infobox Military Conflict
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conflict=First battle of Svensksund / Rochensalm
partof=Russo-Swedish War
date=August 24 (August 15 OS), 1789
place=Ruotsinsalmi/Svensksund, southern Finland
result=Russian victory
combatant1=flag|Sweden
combatant2=flag|Russia
commander1=Ehrensvärd
commander2=Prince Charles of Nassau-Siegen
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
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The First Battle of Svensksund, also known as the First Battle of Rochensalm from the Russian version of the Finnish: "Ruotsinsalmi", was a naval battle fought in the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, outside the present day city of Kotka, on August 24, 1789 during the Russo-Swedish War (1788-1790).
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The Russian Vice-Admiral Nassau-Siegen decisively defeated the Swedish coastal flotilla at the First Battle of Svensksund.
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